Help make driving safe

Did you know that auto crashes are the number one cause of death among teens in North America? As the mother of two children, this statistic is terrifying to me. The good news is that this number can be lowered when we all practice good safe driving and State Farm has teamed up with Kelly Clarkson to help reinforce this important issue.

During the week of October 18-26, State Farm is encouraging all of us to make safe driving commitments on behalf of our local high school. Your high school can even win a grant or a concert from Kelly Clarkson. State Farm agents will also be hosting student-focused events across North America.

What I love about Celebrate My Drive, is that it gives communities a chance to rally around young drivers and encourage them to make safe driving choices every time they’re behind the wheel. I know that I want my kids to be safe drivers when they grow up, and until then, I try to set a good example for them when I’m behind the wheel.

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I think it is a gat initiative. A lot of teens look up to Kelly and I think she will be a great example to them. Driving is something that is a privilege and requires a lot of attention. It is really hard to do anything else while driving. Let a lone texting or making calls. The best thing for teens to do is turn their phone off and keep it in the glove box.

I am SO behind the Celebrate My Drive message. I personally have a new teen driver that got her license 6 months ago. She’s a 17 year old Senior in high school who drives a stick shift to and from school every day. I cannot stress enough how focused a teen needs to be behind the wheel in this day and age. I’m so glad to hear about State Farm & Kelly Clarkson are teaming up to spread the message with this initiative!

I think any encouragement we can give people to make better choices when driving can only be good. Case in point, this morning when I was driving back from dropping my kids off at school someone didn’t appreciate that I was driving slow in the school zone. They zoomed over onto the shoulder and sped along beside me. I imagine the stupified/enraged look on my face was something to behold.

I love any initiative that encourages young drivers to make safe driving choices every time they’re behind the wheel. I’ve seen the way some youth drive and it’s kind of scary. I like that they are rallying behind them.

This is great as I witness too many ‘feeling invincible’ teenage drivers being really unsafe on the road, often at the expense of the innocent – like moms who drive carefully with their kids. I wasn’t the safest driver either when I was a teen! I’ve had a few wake up calls :)